Package-tie.



0, L. MERTZ PACKAGE TIE. I APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8. l9l6.

1,241,647. Patented Oct. 2,1917.

UNITED sTArEs PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO L. MERTZ, 0F GLADSTONE, MICHIGAN.

PACKAGE-TIE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that LOTTO L. Mnn'rz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gladstone, in the county of Delta and State.

of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Package-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This .invention has for its primary object to provide a simple and eflicient tie, particularly designed for rapidly securing or tying packages of mail matter.

Another object is the provision of a package tie embodying a cord and means for adjustably and detachably securing the cord about a package and which shall not unnecessarily wear or mutilate the cord.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective View of the improved package tie applied to use,

Fig. 2 represents a top plan view of a modified type of the package tie,

Fig. 3 represents an end elevation of the tie,

Figp l represents a diagonal sectional view on the line 4i of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 represents a fragmental longitudinal sectional View on the line 5-5 of 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, wherein similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 6 indicates a plate, preferably formed of sheet metal, having an aperture 7 in one corner thereof of such diameter that the finger of the user when forcibly pressed upon the outer surface of the plate 6 will protrude through the open ing 7 and engage the package or other article upon which the plate is positioned, so as to prevent the plate from accidentally slipping upon the package. one corner of the plate 6 is formed with an aperture 8 in which is positioned a cord or other flexible tie 9 having a knot 11 at one end thereof to prevent the removal of the cord through the aperture 8. A portion of the plate 6 intermediate the aperture 8 and the adjacent end of the plate is struck up, as indicated at 12,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

Application filed January 8, 1916. Serial No. 70,995.

so as to provide a groove upon the inner surface of the plate for receiving the cord 9.

The end of the plate 6 opposite the cordreceiying aperture 8 is formed with a lateral projection which is bent over the outer face of the plate 6 to define a spring clip 13, having the free edge 1 1" turned outwardly from the plate (5. A pair of outwardly curved ears 1 1 is formed at the corners of the turned edge 1% designed to assist in guiding the cord 9 in the throat of the clip.

As more clearly illustrated in Fig. 5, the clip 13 is formed with a plurality of depressions 14 extending from the inner extremity of the clip to the outer ends thereof, and gradually increasing in depth from the inner free end of the clip to the outer end thereof. The grooves 14 define clamping or gripping ribs 15 upon the inner surface of the clip adapted to frictionally engage the cord 9 at spaced points, when said cord is positioned under the clip, to secure the cord in adjusted position. In addition to their gripping or clamping effect upon the cord 9, the ribs 15 materially strengthen the clip and consequently increase the resiliency thereof.

In the type of package tie illustrated in Fig. 1 one tongue 16 is struck up therefrom, while in Fig. 2 two tongues are struck up from the plate. In actual practice as many tongues as desired may be employed and they are designed to retain the cord 9 in looped position about the package, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The terminal of the cord opposite the notch 11 is engaged beneath the clip 13 and is firmly held against longitudinal movement by the several ribs 15.

It is clearly evident, by reference to Fig. 1, that by forming the finger-receiving aperture 7 in one corner of the plate it is removed from the loops of the cord which are positioned about the package and consequently the plate may be conveniently held in position upon the package without tying the finger under the cord, in the operation of applying the package tie to the package.

hat I claim is:

1. A package tie comprising a rectangular plate having a finger aperture in one corner thereof, a lateral extension formed integrally with one corner of the plate and having an opening in which one end of the tying cord is secured, a spring clip, a plurality of clamping ribs arranged in spaced relation upon the inner surface of said aperture at 'one corner thereof, a lateral' e'X-- tension formed at one corner of the plate provided With an open'ing t0 recei epne end 1 of a cord therein, a spring clipstruck up from said plate, a plurality Ofribs formed upon the inner surface of saidelip for retaming a ,pertion of the cord in engageinent with the plate, and clips "s trirck'u frein the plate to permit the cord to be arranged thereover for permitting the cord to be arranged longitudinally and transversely 15 about a package.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

V v OTTO L. MERTZ. Witnesses:

WM. R. J. MODONNELL, C. E; GORMSEN, 

